I think he got it spot on with the original ACE, However, although I think he's made a good choice with a tried and tested running gear, I think the new design looks as fugly as a box of frogs, Looks like every other jelly mould kitcar that pops out of a garden shed.
And as much as he appeared to have been screwed over, I get the impression he turned up with a knife to a gunfight. .